Menopause, or the cessation of menstrual periods, generally occurs in the 40s and 50s and marks the cessation of fertility, although age-related infertility can occur before then.
Silky lupine grows in northern areas from Washington and Oregon east to South Dakota. Tailcup lupine is found in Oregon, California, Idaho, Utah, Montana, and Wyoming. Velvet lupine is found in an intermountain region from Oregon to Wyoming. Silvery lupine occurs from North Dakota and Idaho south to Arizona and New Mexico.
Late Spring to Early Summer. Wild Lupine is a native erect perennial growing from 8 to 24 inches high on stems that are light green to reddish green and have thin grayish-white hair. Branching, if any, is tightly compact and usually on older plants. Leaves are alternate on long stems and are palmately divided into 7 to 11 oblanceolate leaflets and occur below the inflorescence. (Bigleaf Lupine has 11 to 17).